Netizens Feel Sorry for Tahiti for All of 5 Seconds Before Forgetting They Exist

K-pop flops Tahiti appeared on today's episode of JTBC's show "엄마가 보고있다" ("Mom Is Watching"), where they revealed that the group have made a grand total of 0 won in profits since debut. Is it surprising? No, not really, in fact not in the slightest.

There's a good chance that readers will not know who Tahiti are or have only seen their name mentioned, but never heard any of there songs. I don't blame you; after 4 years of promoting, the group have failed to make any kind of impact both domestically or among the international fandom (which shows how nugu they really are, since it's not particularly difficult for a K-pop group to gain a decent-sized following of international fans). Because of their poor performance this means the members have nothing to their name and live in pretty poor conditions: the members are filmed sharing two bowls of soup between the five members and explain that they all have to do their own make-up and styling as their company Dream Star Entertainment presumably can't afford any stylists.

Needless to say, K and I-netizens were shocked to see how much Tahiti had struggled, and everyone has been incredibly sympathetic towards them, in fact OneHallyu has been flooded with threads about how underrated Tahiti are and how great their songs were. Of course, sympathy does not equate to popularity, and it's unlikely that this is enough for the group to suddenly gain a large spike in popularity (they'd need a big spike as well, their second mini album "Fall Into Temptation" sold a laughable 792 copies). The reality is K-pop at the moment is a ridiculously competitive climate and there just aren't enough fans willing to support nugus, especially since in Korea the majority seem to stan one group and that's it. So perhaps their January flop "Phone Number" may get a few thousand extra views on YouTube, but this group won't be seeing any won anytime soon.

Interestingly, ex-Tahiti member Sarah Wolfgang did a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" thread last year and also an interview with popular blogger Kpopalypse a couple of months later, both are worth reading for Sarah's refreshing honesty and unique perspective on idol life.